Hermann Hoogeweg

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Hermann Hoogeweg (born May 25, 1857 in Gumbinnen / East Prussia , † November 19, 1930 in Oelde / Westphalia ) was a German archivist and historian.

Professional career

During his studies in 1878 he became a member of the Arminia Breslau fraternity . Hoogeweg began his career as archivist in 1883 at the Prussian State Archives in Marburg . Further stations were the Prussian state archives in Münster , Düsseldorf , Hanover and Wetzlar . In 1913, after Walter Friedensburg left , he took over the management of the Stettin State Archives . In 1923 Hoogeweg was retired. From 1928 until his death, he arranged the holdings of the Stralsund City Archives , in particular the documents, as part of a work contract , and wrote a brief history of this institution.

Scientific activity

In 1883, Hoogeweg received his doctorate from the University of Münster with a thesis on the chronicle of the so-called Martinus Fuldensis . In his publishing activities as archivist, monasteries and monasteries in the Protestant areas of Lower Saxony and Pomerania formed a focus alongside the history of archives and the publication of document books. In the history of the Pomeranian region, Hoogeweg has made lasting contributions with the two-volume work “The Founders and Monasteries of the Province of Pomerania ”. As director of the State Archives in Szczecin, he was a member of the board of the Historical Commission for Pomerania .

Publications

  • The chronicle of the so-called Martinus Fuldensis , Paderborn 1883.
  • Westphalian document book, vol. 6: The documents of the diocese of Minden 1201-1300 , Münster 1898.
  • Directory of the founders and monasteries in Lower Saxony before the Reformation , Hanover 1908. ( online , online )
  • History of the von Heydebreck family, vol. 1: Document book 1245–1500 , Stettin 1924.
  • The founders and monasteries of the Pomeranian Province . 2 volumes, Stettin 1924/25. (Digital copies: Vol. 1 , Vol. 2 ; DjVu )
  • The emergence of the Stralsund city archive , In: Baltic studies . , NF 30 (1928), no. 1, pp. 85-103 ( digitized version in the digital library MV ).

literature

  • Otto Grotefend : In memory. Hermann Hoogeweg. In: Archival Journal. Volume 40 (1931), pp. 294f.
  • Wolfgang Leesch : The German archivists 1500–1945. Volume 2: Biographical Lexicon. Saur, Munich a. a. 1992, ISBN 3-598-10605-X , p. 268.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ernst Elsheimer (ed.): Directory of the old fraternity members. Edition 1925/26. Frankfurt am Main 1925/26, p. 191.

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Hoogeweg, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German archivist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Gumbinnen , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1930
Place of death Oelde , Westphalia